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Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce that Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note anime series is set to simulcast new episodes beginning July 6 on Crunchyroll and FunimationNow. Based on The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II by Makoto Sanda/TYPE-MOON, this spinoff series follows the adult Waver Velvet, a TYPE-MOON universe fan favorite who is now known as Lord El-Melloi II, as he takes on numerous magical and mystical cases in the Clock Tower. Episode 0 of the series was released much to the surprise and delight of fans on December 31st of last year, following a mysterious post featuring an image of the streets of London and brief mention of TROYCA’s involvement.

Produced by TROYCA (ALDNOAH.ZERO, Re:CREATORS), the TV series is directed by Makoto Kato, who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru. The series is supervised by the esteemed director of Fate/Zero, Ei Aoki, with character design by Jun Nakai from Silver Spoon. The series recently revealed that both the opening and closing theme will be composted by the venerable Yuki Kajiura (Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica), who will also be handling the music for the series. The opening theme is titled “starting the case: Rail Zeppelin” with the closing theme “Hibari” performed by ASCA.

Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note features an all-star cast led by Daisuke Namikawa returning as Lord El-Melloi II and Reina Ueda (ReLIFE, Idol Incidents) as his apprentice, Gray. The series also stars Daisuke Ono (Cells at Work!), Inori Minase (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Sword Art Online), Seiichiro Yamashita (Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU), and Yusuke Kobayashi (Fate/Apocrypha). Aniplex of America will be hosting the premiere of episode 1 and 2 at Anime Expo in Los Angeles Thursday, July 4 with special guest producer Shizuka Kurosaki.

Source: Official Press Release

Synopsis

Waver Velvet – The boy who fought side by side with the King of Conquerors, Iskandar, during the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fate/Zero. Time has passed, and the mature Waver has now adopted the name of Lord El-Melloi II.

As one of the Lords of the Clock Tower as well as the department head of the Modern Magecraft Theories department, Lord El-Melloi II holds yet another lecture for his diverse array of students. After the post-lecture meeting with other Clock Tower nobility, he throws out a few insults at the fellow Lords who are interested only in their internal power struggles – but quickly receives a counter-curse in retaliation.

On the following day, while in transit with his apprentice Gray, he notices a cat that had been hit by a car – the very same stray cat that frequently visited his room of late.

Lord El-Melloi II realizes that this was an attempt to take his life, and commences a hunt for the perpetrator alongside Gray, Flat, and Svin.

Oooo, this new show is looking great! Summer season is looking up!

This may be the first summer in a while that I tune into the new seasons.